This takes a LOT of patience, she warns. “Those big green orbs stay on the tree a long time.”

The tree is extremely productive, she says, with at least two dozen green fruits of various sizes hanging at the same time.

Climate change may be making it harder for us to grow the cold-requiring stone fruits like peach, plum, cherry, pear, apples and such. For these, you need to do your research, finding the varieties that can take our usual allotment of cold days.

But for citrus and similar warm-weather fruits and vegetables, new doors are opening all the time!

The best place to learn about these are at the many Farmer’s Markets around town. Folks selling at these markets are usually delighted to talk about their garden successes and failures.